“Is there anything going on that I need to know about?” I asked.
He paused.
“What do you mean?”
“Work. Us. Anything you’ve been avoiding.”
He looked straight at me.
“No.”
“You sure?”
“Of course.”
“Everything’s fine, Maddie.”
That killed the last of my hesitation.
I’d given him a clean chance.
He chose another lie.
Choose Baby Gear
At dinner, Mom held Sophie while everyone talked easily.
Then Eve looked at me.
“Elon said you might stay home with Sophie a little longer.”
I turned toward him.
“You told them that?”
